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Old 09-15-2009, 10:52 PM   #1
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Re: lowered shortbeds on stock wheels?
Working, lowered, & on Ralleys . . ....
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Old 09-16-2009, 12:35 PM   #2
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can you give us some more specs on you truck? drop and tire size??
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Old 09-16-2009, 02:17 PM   #3
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can you give us some more specs on you truck? drop and tire size??
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Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive.
It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar.....

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Old 09-18-2009, 09:09 AM   #4
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What is the drop you have on this?
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Old 09-18-2009, 09:10 AM   #5
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What is the drop you have on this?
A little more than 5/7.
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A little more than 5/7.
Thanks! looks Great!
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i dig this truck!!! Cool pics!
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Yeah Scoti's truck is nice. Looks good with the torque thrusts on it too.
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Any issues with the rim rubbing on the control arms or anything else?
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Any issues with the rim rubbing on the control arms or anything else?
The truck originally had 18x8" w/5.25"BS TT2's on the front & they would buzz the arm so I trimmed it back. When I changed up the look, nothing else special was required.
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The truck originally had 18x8" w/5.25"BS TT2's on the front & they would buzz the arm so I trimmed it back. When I changed up the look, nothing else special was required.
Thanks! I lowered mine, took of the rallies in the process and sold them and bought 20". Rode like crap so I sold those and are going back to the 15 inch rallies. Heard they might rub on the control arms so wanted to see if there was much I had to do to remedy that issue
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Thanks! I lowered mine, took of the rallies in the process and sold them and bought 20". Rode like crap so I sold those and are going back to the 15 inch rallies. Heard they might rub on the control arms so wanted to see if there was much I had to do to remedy that issue
I've done a bunch of C10's & always just trim the a-arm lip so I don't have to worry about interference.
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